Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick has announced a shift to national politics.

As Donald Trump's presidential victory sinks in, Government and experts are starting to count the potential cost to New Zealand's climate change commitments, its defence ties, and even its core values.

Donald Trump's views on nuclear weapons are a huge concern - but there's a bigger worry, former NZ Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer says.

Government reshuffles fever programme money to boost awareness in Auckland

Greens, a tightwad Mayor and fleshpots were on offer at opening of the Labour Party conference.

New Zealand politicians have given their verdict on the US election, Trump and Clinton.

Labour's pledge to invest $680 million in a light rail system has rightly been labelled "pork barrel" politics by Steven Joyce.

A raft of changes to safety rules for swimming pools will save lives, the Government says - but some are not convinced.

Education Minister Hekia Parata revealed that 8 of the 64 special schools in New Zealand are using a seclusion room.

The Prime Minister has visited more than three times as many high decile schools this year, than low decile.

New Green MP Barry Coates says he has achieved change from outside politics and now he wants to achieve change from within the political system.

The mother of the first person to get approval to use medicinal cannabis in New Zealand has made an emotional plea to Parliament to make it easier for others to get access to the drug legally.

Labour, Greens and the Maori Party released the results of their inquiry this morning after holding public hearings around the country.

Green MP Marama Davidson has been released by Israeli authorities in Tel Aviv and is on her way back to New Zealand.

Green MP Marama Davidson is among a group of 13 women detained by Israeli authorities while in a flotilla trying to get to Gaza.

An environmental and political activist who had 220 rotting lambs' tails dumped on his property believes he was specifically targeted.

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

The Productivity Commission is toying with the idea that secondary school students begin a savings fund for university.

Radical proposals to shake up the tertiary education sector have been suggested in a new report to Government - but the most radical of all is not finding favour.

The Green Party is the first party to include a voluntary euthanasia policy in its manifesto.

Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in support of a child sex offenders register today - but it won't be available to the public.

The gap between rich and poor is growing in New Zealand, new data shows, partly driven by rising housing costs.

Housing Minister Nick Smith is accusing Labour of immaturity after they hijacked his urgent changes to housing policy.

"This a brutal job", Green MP Kevin Hague said after announcing his resignation from Parliament this week.

Getting rough sleepers off the street could have a net economic benefit in NZ, an Opposition-led inquiry into homelessness has heard.

Green MP Marama Davidson heads the cross-party Inquiry into Homelessness. She says homelessness has affected her own friends and family members.

After locking in its long-term climate change target, National is seeking a cross-party approach to the issue for the first time.

The Green Party has received more than $280,000 from a supporter it never knew it had.

Labour wants changes to spying reforms before it will support them, including a broader oversight committee.

The Green Party would nearly double the tax foreign tourists pay at the border to fund conservation efforts and regional tourism.